This is the first single from my band Maserati's latest Temporary Residence release Rehumanizer. This track completely embodies the push/pull of restraint vs. indulgence in the studio ... much discussion was had about keeping the opening extremely minimal (Moog sub37 + drums only!) and really delaying the payoff as long as possible for maximum effect. Restraint. A compositional necessity I learned only after joining a krautrock band. Like anything structurally disciplined, this is actually bit of a risk as modern audiences are somewhat conditioned to expect immediacy if a track is going to be worth their time, but I think the last forty seconds are completely and totally worth it. As an extra special and now steemit relevant bonus, this was the first track I’d ever been a part of that was featured by youtube’s (and now dtube’s) hardest working music nerd,
and, well, that was a big deal for me.
We put a ton of time into the vocoder on this one, relying upon our trusty (given how many headaches it's caused us live, trusty might not be the optimal word) electro harmonix v256 layered with a tiny smidge of the ableton live default vocoder ... which has a touch of direct bite to it that I find difficult to capture elsewhere. Maserati will be doing a new record in the fall (to be engineered & produced by me and mixed by John Congleton of St. Vincent/Angel Olsen/Eryka Badu fame!) and I'm extremely excited to put our new VP-03 to task on this. It's a cost effective reissue of the relatively vintage and pricey VP-330 and so far in rehearsals it has SLAYED THE FACE.
Final note: I borrowed a 1974 20" Rogers blue sparkle kick drum for this one and the dude had to basically show back up at the studio to pry it from my hands afterwards. I am a three-ply Ludwig man specifically for their meat vs. sustain factor (Having lived in a studio for most of my adult life I pretty much loathe decay times over 2 seconds on toms. I'm not recording infomercials.) ... and the rogers took this to the absolute max. THUD. MAX THUD.
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